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Lekgotla
Traditional huts are a big theme at this super-stylish Afro-chic restaurant. It has huge wood-and-canvas domed ceilings, like several interconnected super huts, with the odd table under its own individual dome of leather straps and metal. White lanterns hang from the ceiling and the staff match nicely in all-white outfits with the odd splash of print. Outside on the square are cushion-strewn sofas instead of tables, and the unisex toilets have a long wooden canoe as the communal sink. As for the menu? It draws influence from all over the continent – from Tunisian curries to steak marinated in Ethiopian coffee.
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Service Station
This large, airy deli-cum-cafe-cum-food store in a converted petrol station is very popular with locals. Help yourself from a selection of quiches, salads, tarts and other goodies (you pay by weight), order meals from the blackboard, or get seriously good cakes from the counter. It’s all available to take away, and when you’re done you can browse the hard stuff in the adjoining Wine Sense.
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Yum Nostalgia
High-class, well-presented gourmet cuisine is what’s on offer, but for such a famous restaurant, the atmosphere is blessedly relaxed. There are no stuffy dress codes here. You might like to sample snails on garlic porridge, mushroom pie, or one of the inventive burgers, such as tandoori lamb or duck and foie gras.
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Wang Thai
This restaurant’s stellar reputation (stories abound of Thai ambassadors proclaiming it the best Thai food outside Thailand) might be overblown, but the food – authentic and spicy – is pretty damn good, and there’s a spacious dining room with a terrace overlooking Nelson Mandela Sq.
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Doppio Zero
Italian and Mediterranean food is the mainstay of this cafe. There’s plenty of outside space in which to enjoy fantastic breakfasts, pizza and pasta and there are incredible baked goods such as rosemary focaccia and custard tarts to take away.
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Wish
A popular meeting place for students and media types, this place has free wi-fi, a courtyard suntrap at the back, a big-screen TV, plenty of comfy black leather sofas and a simple menu of snacks and coffees.
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Orient
Asian food, local celebs and fashionistas are what this restaurant is about. The interior is slick black, purple and silver, and there’s a huge selection of sushi and fusion nibbles.
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Wild Olive
A cornucopia of wholesome organic goodies. Locals flock here for weighed-by-the-plate deli lunches, healthy breakfasts and rather less healthy cakes.
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Wandie’s Place
Wandie’s is firmly on the tourist trail and bus parties regularly pass through for the tasty daily buffets. It has an alfresco area for sunny days and has set up a seven-room boutique hotel next door.
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Sakhumzi Restaurant
Right in the middle of the Vilakazi St area, this little restaurant is also very popular with tourists. It serves local favourites such as mutton stew and mealie pap as well as more conventional burgers and breakfasts. There’s a popular buffet, and sometimes live bands at the weekend.
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Nambitha
This stylish, open-fronted bar and restaurant is popular with Soweto’s bright young 20-somethings, and serves a whole range of food from toasted sandwiches to steaks to mogodu (tripe).
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